High-Dosage Tutoring Fellow

Also called: Tutoring corps member, AmeriCorps tutor, Saga Education fellow

Full-time tutor, often a recent grad, who works daily with the same small group of students inside a school.

A day in the life

Fellows tutor two to four students at a time, every day, building close relationships and tracking progress. Programs like Saga, City Year, and AmeriCorps provide stipends and sometimes education awards for college loans.

Pay over a career

Starting
$25k
Typical
$35k
High
$45k

Stipend-based pay plus AmeriCorps education awards in some programs; estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma or bachelor's depending on the program.

Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.

Majors to look at: Education, Any major.

Outlook

Growing about average. Depends on federal and district funding.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI practice tools assist, but daily small-group tutoring by the same caring adult is the point; funding is the bigger risk.

Could start within a month

Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to programs like City Year or Saga Education; some take high school grads First: Program application, background check and a few weeks of summer training

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Psychology, AP courses in math or English, Spanish.

Official data: O*NET occupation 25-3041.

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